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LOT 1140
Stone Age Flint Microlith Group
CIRCA 7TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C
1/2- 3/4 in. (26 grams total, 14-20 mm).
Comprising thirty-seven microliths. [37, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at the foot of Perry Hill, London SE6 in 1922.
Ex private London, UK, collection.
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